PATIENCE - PART ONE

  I.  Reasons we are impatient

      A.  Patience is contrary to our __________________.

      B.  Patience is contrary to our __________________.

      C.  Patience is contrary to our __________________.

 II. God requires us to be patient.

      A.  As God's children, clothe yourselves with compassion,

           ___________, humility, gentleness, and __________. Colossians 3:12

      B.  The fruit of the spirit is love. _________, peace, and

            _______________.  Galatians 5:22

      C.  I urge you to be patient with ___________  . I Thess. 5:14

III. What is patience ?

      A.  It is not just supressing_________________.

      B.  Patience is the ability to hold the __________   _________.

           (mico finea)

 IV. Examples of patience and impatience

      A.  Saul offered a ___________ instead of waiting for _________.I Samuel 13

      B.  Job struggled with his _______________ (Job 23) but came out as ___________ (Job 23:10); You have heard
of the  ____________ of the ____________.  (James 5:11)

 V.  When do we get patience?

      A.  We do not get patience during __________ times.

      B.  We get patience during ___________ times.  Romans 5:3, James 1:3

VI. Take homes

      A.  ___________ down and learn to be ____________. Psalm 46:10

      B.  Model ________________ people.

      C.  Release ______________ appropriately.

           1.  _________________it.

           2.  _________________it.

           3.  _________________it.

      D.  Look at __________________ people through the __________

           of _____________.

Next Lesson:  How do I become patient?

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Please be back with us tonight at 6 PM. Clyde Payne is speaking, and we look forward to hearing his message.

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY . We are on Lesson 11 in the Study of the book of Romans. A great Video presentation by Richard Rogers, followed by a summary and discussion.

The next LADIES CLASS MEETING will be held Saturday, Jan 5, 2008 at 10:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall. Please join us for the next session as we learn more about the Women of the Bible. Subject for the next lesson will be Ruth taught by Betty Randolph and Tricia Cobb.